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There is a fight in Capitol Hill and it is not between Democrats and Republicans. Surprised? Do not be. This is the classic outcome when a party regains power and different factions within the party claim credit for the win.

Currently, the fight is between Old School Democrats versus New School Democrats. The Old School Democrats have been fighting the Republicans since Ronald Reagan and momentarily achieved success during the Clinton years but once W descended upon Washington, their clout diminished. These Democrats feel that seniority and loyalty to the party warrants them privilege and access to the higher echelons of the government.  Read More »

If I were not rational, pragmatic or relied on emotions … I would probably call for Joe Lieberman’s blood. “Feed him to the wolves,” I would proclaim but at the end of the day that is not how it occurred or did it?

Senate Democrats secretly voted to decide the fate of Lieberman and nothing happened. Surprising? Not really and here is why.

First, we need to know what got Lieberman into this mess. Well that is quite elementary you see; Lieberman’s role in the John McCain camp was disrespectful, dishonorable and cutthroat.

Not only did he campaign for John McCain, he spoke at the Republican Convention where he served as a surrogate for the McCain camp. He danced to the tune of the GOP and helped spread a message of hate and lies abut the Barack Obama campaign.  Read More »

I am a native Texan and as long as I can remember, Texas has been red … at times deep purple when President Bush was on the ballot. It looks like times may be a changing.

I have entertained this concept in several posts before. I recommend checking out “Why Texas will Lean Left, Examining How Texas Voted or A Bluer America?” for my input on the idea.  Read More »

For the first time in 8 years, the United States leaned to the Democrats in a decisive fashion. Concerns of a one party rule did not deter Americans from giving Democrats power in the House, Senate and Executive branch.

Although Barack Obama did not have an Electoral Landslide it was still an impressive win … perhaps more like an Electoral Mudslide. After crunching the numbers and reviewing the way Americans voted there was an overwhelming shift and it was blue.

The New York Times released an interactive map that compares the 2008 election to the one in 2004 and one stark difference is how blue America has become.  Read More »

How did I do with my predictions? Not too bad ... I speculated that the Election would be over by 11 EST/10 CST and I was right. When I heard the crowds cheering and boasting that Barack Obama had become our next President ... I quickly whipped out my iPhone to confirm the time and it was 10 on the dot. This also implies that my prediction that Obama would win was correct.

Now on the other races, I came close. For example: I thought the Electoral vote would be 352 for Obama and 186 for McCain. It looks more like Obama won 364 and McCain 173. I was wrong about the path that Obama would take in winning this election.  Read More »

My prediction for this election is conservative and cynical at times. I do not expect a landslide as some other folks do but that is probably because I am wary. Nonetheless, here is my speculation of what will happen.

Electoral College

1. Barack Obama – 352
2. John McCain – 186

Popular Vote

1. Barack Obama – 51%
2. John McCain – 48%
3. Other – 1%

Senate Results

1. Democrats – 57 (+9)
2. Republicans – 40 (-9)
3. Independents - 2

House Results

1. Democrats – 257 (+21)
2. Republicans – 178 (-20)

It will all be over at 11 EST/10 pm CST and the surprise for the night Missouri will go Blue and thus not break their 100+ year streak of selecting the President. Depending on voter turnout, the South will dangerously lean close to the Left and Democrats will entertain it as a battleground worth fighting.

Blue Dixie: Awakening the South’s Democratic Majority by Bob Moser is an articulate, well-documented and concise book detailing the strategy that Democrats need to implement in the South if they wish to succeed. The book could not have been written at a more perfect time as Barack Obama heads into the General Election against the Republican candidate John McCain.  Read More »

SPLIT: A Divided America is a documentary film that entertains and attempts to make sense of contemporary American politics and the partisan atmosphere that seems to dominate the environment.

In 78 minutes you travel across the United States from the West coast to the East as American civilians and political junkies speculate and offer their analyzaions of our current political climate.  Read More »

Hillary Clinton did what she had to do. I can’t imagine how hard it must have been to be on that stage but under different circumstances. She united a party that media tried to imply was divided. There were some that speculated that the party would split and there would be a Democratic Party with Barack Obama as their nominee and a Third Party with Clinton as their nominee.

That of course did not happen. Clinton’s message was clear. As Ezra Kelin notes, “Her candidacy was about something, not someone. She is a Democrat, not a Hillaryite.” Those that supported Clinton believed in an effort to expand health care, shift our economic policy so it benefits the middle class and rectify the damage that Bush has done to our foreign image and policy.  Read More »